~ ~Poetry by Shirley Allard~

When A Child Cries

The moon will hide its face behind its glow,
ashamed to light the way or just stand by.
Humanity will suffer, justly so
For every time a child is made to cry.
A just and fair reward we must impart,
for those who prey on innocence and trust.
For every child who knows a broken heart,
a penalty of death is ‘barely’ just.
Our world’s become complacent to abuse,
and all good deeds are carried out in vain.
There is no just defense, no good excuse,
For any time a child is left in pain.

Stand up and shout, insist that someone pay
For every time a child is led astray.

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4 thoughts on “When A Child Cries”

Poignant… and true in so far as it goes, anyone who would hurt a kid deserves whatever he gets. However, I wish we, as the most powerful country on the planet, could find some resources for the millions of children crying out in Africa, dying every day from the inhumanity of their own people.

I hear you. Let’s start that project tonight! Any child from anywhere deserves better than they get from humanity. Let’s launch a Poets for Children Project. Poets are humanitarians by nature…we could do it!

Shirley, I’m Amanda and new here. I just want you to know how much I love your writings. This one especially touched me as I lost a child who was born stillborn. We have one biological son and we’re now foster parents. People DO want these kids. Very beautiful poem!

Thank you Amanda. I’m sorry for your loss. Yes, there are still a lot of good people in the world. When I first wrote this someone asked me if they could use it in their work with abused children. For every child that’s saved there are too many that are not.